Greg Mortenson is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Central Asia Institute, which works to empower communities in Central Asia through literacy and education, especially for girls; and to promote peace through education.
As described in Greg’s bio, as of 2010, Greg had established over 145 schools in rural and often volatile areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which provide education for more than 64,000 children, including 52,000 girls, where few education opportunities existed before.
In 2009, Greg was awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award, Sitara-e-Pakistan (“Star of Pakistan”) for his 15-year humanitarian efforts to promote girls’ education in rural areas.
Greg is the co-author of the bestseller, Three Cups of Tea (2006), which has sold over 4 million copies and been published in 47 countries.
His latest book is Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan (2009). To read more about about Greg, visit his personal site.
